Catechisma

Lord’s Day 15

Q39. Is there something significant about his being crucified instead of dying some other way?

Yes. This death convinces me that he shouldered the curse which lay on me, since death by crucifixion was cursed by God.

Scripture Proofs — King James Version

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Galatians 3:13

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.

Deuteronomy 21:23